Peter Poplaski Original BATMAN Art lot of 2

PETER POPLASKI. Original
BATMAN art (Lot of 2). “Batman Study” (circa 1990)
Nice composition of Batman throwing a punch at a
pistol-wielding thug. This lot consists of two pieces:
a preliminary study done in pencil and pen on vellum,
and a finished drawing done in brush, pen and ink on
Bristol board. The finished art is signed by Poplaski,
lower right. The drawings are believed to be
unpublished, but part of his work on Batman: The
Dailies series in 1990-91.

Medium/Size/Condition: The finished drawingis done with brush, pen and ink on Bristol board
measuring 8.5 x 11 inches. The sketch is done with
pencil and ink on clear vellum measuring 9 x 12
inches. Both are in excellent condition.

About the Artist: Peter Poplaski is not the
household word he deserves to be but he is highly
respected among his peers, and is a consummate
chameleon who can mimic virtually any art style. He
created a series of definitive wraparound covers for
several volumes of Batman: The Dailies; Batman:
The Sunday Classics; Superman: The Dailies; and
Superman: Sunday Classics, co-published by DC
Comics and Kitchen Sink Press in the 1990s. More
recently Poplaski is doing Superman, Batman
and Wonder Woman covers for IDW and Dean
Mullaney’s Library of American Comics, mimicking the
styles of Wayne Boring, Curt Swan, Bob
Kane and other artists associated with earlier
incarnations of the characters. Poplaski has also
created covers for Li’l Abner in Al Capp
style, Flash Gordon in Alex Raymond
style, Steve Canyon in Milton Caniff style,
and even Gen of Hiroshima in Keiji
Nakazawa style. Alan Moore tapped Poplaski to do
a Tom Strong sequence in C.C. Beck’sCaptain
Marvel style. Poplaski’s originals are collected
by a growing number of astute collectors, including Robert
Crumb. Wearing his editor’s hat, Poplaski edited
and assembled two definitive books on Crumb: The
R. Crumb Handbook (MQP) and The R. Crumb
Coffee Table Art Book (Little Brown and Kitchen
Sink). Poplaski also art directed many Will
Eisner,Harvey Kurtzman, Milton Caniff
covers and books. Poplaski is currently working on the
definitive history of Zorro, a subject for
which he has no peer. His cover art at auction and in
private sales in the US and Europe brings in the range
of $1,500 to $5,000.

Provenance: Peter Poplaski is exclusively
represented by the Denis Kitchen Art Agency, an
affiliate of Steve Krupp’s Curio Shoppe and Gallery.
This drawing is warranted to be an authentic original
created by Peter Poplaski.